"I see people who wear this uniform every day, who come out and do a really difficult job ever day," said Patterson, "and they go places where other people would not want to go and they do things nobody else would want to do, but they them all for the purpose of making this community better."

"Director Patterson's proven experience, leadership skills and unquestionable integrity make him the ideal person to lead our Police Department. He rose through the ranks and has a unique understanding of our community and the department's operations, its policies and management," said Gimenez.

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